Experts & Staff
WRI India brings together 300+ staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as climate, economics and finance, food and land use, energy, governance and more. We work across 20+ states to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.
Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
India Executive Team
Rama Thoopal
Director, Communications
Program Experts & Staff
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy
Program Director - Clean Air Action
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Sandeep Madhwal
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Arvind Manickam
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Ranjith Parvathapuram
Senior Manager - Electric Mobility
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Vishal Ramprasad
Program Manager
Tintu Sebastian
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Siddharth Thyagarajan
Senior Project Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aparna Vijaykumar
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
